Health – YourBotswana

Botswana, we have a problem: A drug problem

Bamselle — Sun, 21 Sep 2025 16:08:50 +0000

21 September 2025 On August 31, Botswana woke up to the dreaded and heartbreaking news that our beloved music star…

Southern African countries launch climate-resilient health initiative with WHO support

Bamselle — Fri, 11 Apr 2025 17:15:28 +0000

11 April 2025 Eight Southern African countries have embarked on a landmark effort to bolster emergency preparedness and response systems…

Botswana hosts major hemp Indaba to chart regulatory way forward

Bamselle — Mon, 31 Mar 2025 16:06:05 +0000

31 March 2025 Up to 300 delegates are expected to descend on the Ba Isago Convention Centre on April 5…

Botswana reports surge in malaria cases

Bamselle — Thu, 27 Mar 2025 17:08:18 +0000

27 March 2025 Botswana has reported a significant spike in malaria cases over the past four weeks, the southern African…

Botswana undertakes Health Vulnerability and Adaptation Assessment: A move towards a resilient health system on impacts of climate change

Bamselle — Mon, 10 Feb 2025 18:57:55 +0000

10 February 2025 The Government of Botswana conducted a Climate Change Health Vulnerability and Adaptation Assessment in selected districts to…

Botswana, US firm partner to conduct border pathogen monitoring

Bamselle — Thu, 12 Sep 2024 18:26:48 +0000

12 September 2024 Botswana and an American biotech firm, Ginkgo Bioworks, have partnered to conduct pathogen surveillance at the country’s…

Botswana launches free gyms to help citizens keep fit

Bamselle — Sun, 04 Aug 2024 18:10:17 +0000

4 August 2024 A free outdoor community gym, located near the low-income and high-density suburb of Block 7 in Francistown,…

Mad about Morula: 8 Interesting facts about this magical tree and its fruit

Bamselle — Sun, 04 Aug 2024 08:08:19 +0000

3 August 2024 Did you know that the Morula tree is Botswana’s national symbol? In 2014, the morula tree was…

Botswana adopts injectable drug for HIV treatment

Bamselle — Sat, 03 Feb 2024 17:38:22 +0000

3 February 2024 Botswana has adopted the use of long-acting antiretroviral injectables for HIV treatment, the country’s Health Minister Edwin…

Promoting Excellence in Healthcare: Botswana launches National Laboratory Strategic Plan

Bamselle — Tue, 31 Oct 2023 17:02:33 +0000

31 October 2023 It aims to modernise and upgrade laboratory infrastructure to better standards, ensuring the safe and efficient handling…

Clinics on wheels

Bamselle — Tue, 03 Oct 2023 16:37:35 +0000

3 October 2023 The government of Botswana led by Minister of Health, Edwin Dikoloti and the United States Ambassador to…

Botswana lab known for identifying Omicron variant receives new recognition

Bamselle — Fri, 22 Sep 2023 15:35:02 +0000

22 September, 2023 When the lab of the Botswana Harvard AIDS Institute Partnership produced the first genetic sequence of the…

Botswana: Doctor-turned-entrepreneur seizes healthcare opportunities

Bamselle — Sun, 17 Sep 2023 13:49:24 +0000

When Matlhogonolo Mongwa-Mouwane founded Kalafhi Medical Center in Botswana in 2018, she kept costs to a minimum. She was the…

Botswana Opens its First Public Radiotherapy Centre, With IAEA Support

Bamselle — Tue, 15 Aug 2023 12:51:55 +0000

Botswana has established its first public radiotherapy centre – an important step in providing accessible health services for its people…

Ministry of Health makes pitch for universal healthcare

Bamselle — Tue, 01 Aug 2023 17:16:02 +0000

1 August 2023 Batswana may soon have access to world class health care without having to break the bank. That…

Ginkgo Bioworks and the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Botswana Announce Pathogen Monitoring Program at Key Ports of Entry

Bamselle — Mon, 17 Jul 2023 15:01:42 +0000

Francistown Academic Hospital opens

Bamselle — Sun, 02 Jul 2023 14:45:48 +0000

29 June 2023 Last Thursday, Francistown Academic Hospital officially opened its doors to the public. The private hospital lies along…

Flight services bring vital medical treatment to remote areas of Botswana

Bamselle — Wed, 24 May 2023 15:47:43 +0000

18 May 2023 Botswana’s remote healthcare revolution supported by flight services In a significant development, approximately 45,000 patients in Botswana’s…

Botswana introduces e-locker medicine dispensing programme

Bamselle — Sun, 02 Apr 2023 13:34:35 +0000

Botswana’s health ministry has launched a digital medicine dispensing programme in Gaborone, Botswana’s capital city. GABORONE, April 1 (Xinhua) —…

Botswana launches digital healthcare system programme

Bamselle — Wed, 01 Mar 2023 15:54:28 +0000

GABORONE, March 1 (Xinhua) — The government of Botswana on Tuesday launched the digitalisation of its health service project with…

Ginkgo Bioworks and the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Botswana announce plans to develop and implement new biosecurity capabilities in Botswana

Bamselle — Sun, 25 Dec 2022 11:26:31 +0000

Experts advise Botswana to harness traditional medicine

Bamselle — Wed, 21 Dec 2022 17:34:11 +0000

The Ministry of Health (MoH) recently held the second National Health Research Symposium at the Gaborone International Conference Centre (GICC).…

Botswana introduces injectable antiretrovirals for HIV treatment

Bamselle — Fri, 25 Nov 2022 12:55:53 +0000

Botswana has approved the use of injectable anti-retroviral (ARV) drugs to improve adherence to HIV treatment. Minister of Health, Dr…

Botswana’s Kalafhi Medical Centre edges closer to smart hospital goal

Bamselle — Tue, 27 Sep 2022 14:13:04 +0000

Botswana healthcare brand Kalafhi Medical Centre has contracted global healthcare technology company Ever Medical Technologies to roll out various software…

Medlane Healthcare opens mobile mammography unit – the first of its kind in Botswana

Bamselle — Thu, 18 Aug 2022 15:29:18 +0000

Hundreds of Botswana nurses apply to work overseas

Bamselle — Fri, 17 Jun 2022 17:40:07 +0000

An undisclosed number of Batswana nurses, running into hundreds, have reportedly put in applications to work in the United Kingdom.…